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AMC warns of going concern as COVID-19 puts strain on theaters

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Wednesday there were "substantial doubts" about its ability to continue operating, if the company was forced to keep its theaters closed for a longer period because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Key to Small Businesses39; Survival Is Ability to Adapt

For some companies, like Mikes Organic Delivery, embracing higher demand without changing their core strategy is the key to survival. Read more...

2,000 Free Meals a Night, Seasoned by Silicon Valley Chefs

With unemployment soaring in this region of haves and have-nots, a local Boys and Girls Club has transformed into a pop-up takeout operation to feed the most disadvantaged. Read more...

Witty political banter has become vile insults which would be better in place at football grounds

It is just as well that there are no terraces in the seat of Parliament. If the rabble in the House of Commons were standing there would be grave danger not only of fights breaking out but also riots. Read more...

Scottish Power customer reveals computer error led to bill increase

An elderly Scottish Power customer was left unable to renew her contract with the firm after she was told she was 17,000 in credit. Read more...

Trump brand takes another hit

Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website. Read more...

Professional tennis suspended until June

All professional tennis tournaments have been suspended until June 7, ruling out the entire clay-our season, the sport's two governing bodies have announced in a joint statement. Read more...

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Thousands of South Asian workers strike at Oman airport

Thousands of South Asian labourers working on the expansion of Muscat airport downed tools on Tuesday in a rare strike to demand better safety conditions after a worker died in an accident, a company official and workers said. Read more...

Trump Administration Escalates Global Fight Over Taxing Tech

The U.S. investigation targets nine countries, plus the European Union, that have adopted or are considering new taxes that would hit American companies like Google and Amazon. Read more...

Chris Wilder unhappy after coins thrown at Blades ace Jack O'Connell

Sheffield United manager Wilder hit out at the hostility in modern football after a goalless Steel City derby was overshadowed by coins being thrown at Blades defender O'Connell. Read more...

New-York Historical Society Plans Summer of Hamilton

Over the July 4 weekend the New-York Historical Society will kick off its "Summer of Hamilton." Read more...

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Russia Declares Emergency After Arctic Oil Spill

The leak of more than 20,000 tons of diesel in Siberia, said to be one of the countrys worst such accidents, turned a river crimson and was heading for the ocean. Read more...

Boeing eyes job cuts at its high-tech Sheffield plant

The US plane maker is slashing as much as 10 per cent of its global workforce after the Covid-19 outbreak caused a slump in air travel. Boeing opened the 40m factory in South Yorkshire in 2018. Read more...